イタチハギ

noun

false indigo; bastard indigo; leadwort

A deciduous shrub (Amorpha fruticosa) native to North America, often used for erosion control or as an ornamental plant. In Japan it is considered an invasive species.

• イタチハギは河か川せん敷じきでよく見みられる外がい来らい植しょく物ぶつだ。

  False indigo is an alien plant often seen on riverbanks.

• イタチハギの花はなは紫むらさき色いろで、初しょ夏かに咲さく。

  The flowers of the false indigo are purple and bloom in early summer.